Since Hennessey also owns Lonestar Motorsports Park on the property adjacent to its 37,000 square-foot facility, 45 minutes west of Houston (TX), performance validation is frequently conducted on its various packages including a certain HPE1000-equipped Camaro ZL1. The clutch was slipped to a 1.92 short-time on stock Goodyear tires, on the way to a 10.65 at 135mph run. If that seems slow for a 1,000hp car, remember that this Camaro ZL1 is a full weight streetcar that comes with a 1-year warranty. Better air and a sticky tire could easily put the Camaro in the low 10s.

Included in the HPE1000 Camaro ZL1 package is a fully fortified 427 V-8 and twin-turbo system that uses ball-bearing turbos, dual wastegates, and an air-to-air intercooler. Manual trans cars such as the Camaro ZL1 in the video are required to upgrade the clutch with Centerforce’s dual friction piece.